Trading closed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with a 36 percent rise in the volume of stocks traded, with a marginal slip in value compared to Tuesday. Trading resulted in 44 securities changing hands compared with 43 on Tuesday, after ending with 17 rising, 22 declining and five closing unchanged, resulting in a modest rise in the market index.
The market closed with trading of 15,816,768 shares for $12,897,980 compared with 11,654,091 units at $13,548,315 on Tuesday.
Trading averaged 359,472 shares at $293,136, compared to 271,025 units at $315,077 on Tuesday. Trading for the month to date ended with an average of 559,600 units at $829,967 compared with 590,606 stock units at $913,138 on the previous day and November with an average of 224,300 shares at $353,285. On a day when a large number of companies traded over a million shares, Kintyre Holdings continues to be the dominant trading stock for nearly two weeks following release of B profit results last week and led trading on Wednesday with 5.88 million shares for 37.2 percent of total volume followed by EduFocal that resumed trading last Friday after being suspension since early June this year, ended with 3.12 million stocks for 19.7 percent of the day’s trades, Atlantic Hardware closed with 1.34 million stock units for 8.5 percent of the volume traded, Elite Diagnostic with 1.06 million shares for 6.7 percent of the number of shares traded and Jamaican Teas with 1.01 million stocks for 6.4 percent of market share.
At the close of trading, the Junior Market Index popped 3.23 points to close at 3,285.97. The Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 10 stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.2, which is derived by dividing the last traded price of a stock by earnings per share. The PE ratios in this report are compiled by ICInsider.com for companies with their financial year ending around August 2026.
At the close of the market, AMG Packaging shed 33 cents to end at a 52 weeks low of $1.87 with 80,033 shares crossing the exchange, Cargo Handlers fell 8 cents to end at $18.90 with 1,225 stocks changing hands, Caribbean Assurance rose 17 cents to $1.80 after closing with an exchange of 1,200 shares. Caribbean Cream sank 23 cents in closing at $2 with 2,242 stock units switching owners, Caribbean Flavours skidded 45 cents to finish at $1.45 with traders dealing in 27,376 units, Consolidated Bakeries climbed 14 cents to end at $1.87 after an exchange of 200 stocks. Derrimon Trading rose 10 cents in closing at $1.85 after trading of 200 shares, Dolla Financial gained 9 cents to $2.32 with a transfer of 225,219 stock units, Elite Diagnostic popped 6 cents to close at $1.56 with investors dealing in 1,061,023 units. Express Catering lost 24 cents and ended at $2.62 after an exchange of 24,059 shares, Fontana rallied 17 cents to finish at $7.97 with investors trading 10,155 units, 
Future Energy sank 17 cents to end at $2.71 after a transfer of 79,829 stocks. Honey Bun advanced 13 cents to $7.18 as investors exchanged 2,594 stock units, Image Plus dipped 9 cents to close at 89 cents with 143,116 shares clearing the market, ISP Finance fell 21 cents in closing at $15.89 after trading of 85 stocks. JFP rose 7 cents to end at 57 cents with 38,272 units passing through the market, Knutsford Express gained 20 cents to finish at $10.70 in an exchange of 5,231 stock units, Limners and Bards popped 15 cents to end at $1.15 with investors swapping 22,598 shares. Medical Disposables climbed 23 cents to $1.60 in an exchange of 5,200 units and Regency Petroleum slipped 13 cents to finish at $4.10 with investors trading 12,078 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.